Man jailed for attacking woman in WA home

A drunk man who broke into a WA house and indecently assaulted a 62-year-old sleeping woman just two months after he was released from prison has been jailed for more than five years.

Matthew Richard Jetta broke into the first house in Greenfields, south of Perth, by entering through a glass sliding door in November 2015, and stole cash and gift cards.

He entered a second house also through a sliding door, stole some items and saw a woman sleeping on a mattress, but she woke up when he indecently touched her.

The woman's son also woke up, prompting Jetta to run away.

He was found guilty after a trial on charges of aggravated indecent assault and two counts of aggravated burglary.

He was sentenced in the WA District Court on Friday to five years and three months in prison without parole, with Judge Troy Sweeney noting Jetta's long criminal record and the seriousness of the offending.

In his victim impact statement, the son said he felt terrible guilt that his mother had been attacked while staying at his home, and anxiety because his young daughter was also asleep at the time.